[v] make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
[v] move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull back your arms!"
[v] pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"
[v] use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
[v] pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
Synonyms
back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, draw, draw back, draw back, move back, pull away, pull in one's horns, recede, retire, retract, retreat, retreat, withdraw, withdraw